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This man just rambles on. He goes through too many useless steps, which leads to confusion. If you take his class, you are better off teaching yourself. Be careful, he uses differents symbols than the book, so make sure you have his in your test notes.

AVOID TIPLER AT ALL COST HES A RAVING LUNATIC AND NEEDS TO RETIRE

Einstein + Colonel Sanders = Tipler. He's a bright guy, he just can't teach at all. He has no scheduled office hours, and has never given a syllabus. His lectures are worthless, but you can still do decent on the tests even if you don't do your homework (B or higher) if you are really good at tests where you can use your book.

Avoid him at all costs. Does not actually explain the material, just does problems out of the back of the book. Does not like to answer questions. Faces the board and writes small while muttering what he's doing.

Doesn't teach just reads outa the book

Professor doesn't connect well with students and has problems conveying important information in a way that is easy for students to understand. changed text books mid course. best bet is to do well on final, which is department written, he'll give you that grade as your final grade if its good.

Absolutely terrible teacher. Don't take him. He's very hard to follow, and doesn't explain things well, and doesn't like when you question him. The tests are curved a lot, but still hard. I got a 63 on one of them and it ended up being a solid B.

Where do I start?... First off, he stress every other syllable and yells all the time. He babbles about the topic and never stops talking. "Do YOU know WHY.... ANSWER?......IT'S the MOON!!!" He never allows the students to answer him or question him. But he is fun to laugh at and his red face, white mustache, and beer belly, is cute too.

I took his "Omega Point Theory" Tides class. It sounded cool. It was not cool. It was all about his own personal theories about how science proves Christianity to be right. He made A LOT of giant leaps & assumptions. Hard to understand, really ridiculous, waste of time and money (on his books...) I passed class time by doodling pictures of him...

I'm in long calculus with prof tipler and it is a nightmare! He mumbles to the board and doesn't explain what he is doing at all! The tests are not terrible, but I have had to study like crazy aka re-learning everything from the book and getting help from friends. FIND ANOTHER PROFESSOR

If you have not fulfilled your math requirement and math just isn't your niche, long calculus is a popular route. However, let me be clear. Tipler cannot teach calculus. He cannot. If you get him for Long Calculus, drop the class. For the love of God, drop the class.

Easily the worst teacher I have ever had. Has no idea how to explain anything. Spends the entire class facing the board and talking to himself while writing nonsense formulas. Gets irritated when people ask questions. On top of all of that, he won't even show up for tests - he just sends a TA. AWFUL. Avoid at all costs.

Literally, not even being dramatic, the WORST teacher at Tulane. Avoid him at all costs. I am a good student and I respect teachers that challenge you but he is just awful. He is not available for any additional help and his lectures are painful and he always ends up pulling out some ridiculous question on a final/test so that people cant get A's

This man is ridiculous. He knows his stuff but hes so boring and is terrible at explaining things. I'd try and avoid him if math isn't your strong subject

This class was horrible. Frank Tipler is a Physicist, not a Mathematician. My advisor and several math tutors expressed their disapproval of him as well...that's when I knew I was screwed. He was utterly IMPOSSIBLE to get in touch with during the entire semester.

I was terrified in the beginning, but this class ended up being manageable. Tipler sets it up so you have a chance to do well (open book tests, curves, etc) but you have to do ALOT of work on your own. He's not good at showing how to solve problems in a way that makes sense but if you do the homework, read the chapters and study you'll be fine

Tipler is a knowledgeable man and respected in his field. However, his lectures are incomprehensible, he jumps topics, does not clarify what is relevant.Seems to assume all of his students are as smart as him and doesn't teach in a way that accounts for misunderstanding. I emailed 1.5 weeks in advance to review for the final and he did not answer.

The worst math teacher I have ever had. Had to learn everything online. Learned by mid semester my time was better spent in the library than in his classroom. Everyone I've talked to who had him unanimously agrees. Impossible to get a meeting with. I don't understand why he is a teacher, he seems to really hate it.

Tipler is the worst teacher ever. He has a very nasty attitude. He can never answer your questions directly without beating around the bush. He can not teach, basically talks to the board the whole class. You will be extremely miserable and making a big mistake by signing up for his class. Just don't do it to yourself!!!

Does not respond to any emails.. Did not have a blackboard account at all for the class. He gives quizzes randomly. When I say you cannot take notes, you can't because he stands at the board all day in front of it so you cant see.. He also says "Everyone get it, okay good." and moves out of the way so people can finally scribble. HIS CLASS SUCKS

He doesn't care about his students. Doesn't explain how to do the problems, just does them on the board and expects you to understand. He is not a nice man. But, you don't have to show up to class and if you get a better grade on the final than in the class, you get to keep that grade.

do NOT take this class if you have not taken calc before. The only kids that do well in the class took calculus in high school. He spends the whole time facing the board and gets upset when students ask questions to clarify. He also hardly gives any partial credit.

Professor Tipler is a very poor teacher. He walks in, writes a few notes on the board, and completes a problem or two. He never once acknowledges his students and doesn't care if we are confused. His tests are somewhat fair and consist of the higher number book problems. Although I finished with an A in Calc I, he did nothing to help my do well.

Probably one of the worst teachers I have ever had. Professor Tipler is unclear and unhelpful. Avoid this class.

TIPLER IS THE WORST MATH TEACHER IV EVER HAD. Do not take his class. If you dont already know calc, you will fail. He is so confusing and does not know how to teach. He just does problems in front of you and his handwriting is illegible.

Worst math teacher I have ever taken. Only go to class on quiz and test days, sitting through lecture will just make you more confused. He is condescending, confusing and generally a horrible teacher. Avoid at all costs

I had never taken calculus before and Tipler is not a good teacher. I would use the peer tutoring program to get homework help because he does not answer questions. He teaches to the board, not the students. One positive thing, is that the tests are graded by TA's and they help you out and give you a better score.

He is terrible at explaining concepts, you'll be in the tutor center all the time. Do not take unless absolutely necessary

Tipler is the worst teacher EVER. He stand at the board and writes problems and the solution and does no explaining in between. He faces the board when asking if anyone has questions and gets flustered when people actually ask. I have never taken Calc before, like most people in 1150, and it is near impossible to do well. DONT TAKE THIS CLASS!!!

Doesn't teach. I'd taken precalc before so it wasn't terrible for me and the final was departmental. I didn't really do anything in the class and came out with a B because he overrides all other grades if your final comes out better than your cumulative grades. If you're not good at teaching yourself math, don't take him.

If your final grade is higher than your class average it becomes your entire semesters grade. Giving kids even less motivation to attend class. This system would've been great for me if he hadn't lost my exam after I handed it directly to him. Have fun teaching yourself the material.

Stay away from Tipler at all costs. He's a confusing teacher who talks to his students like we're idiots. TAs grade everything, which distants him from his students even more. You'd learn more by teaching yourself.

Tipler is not a good teacher. His tests aren't hard but he only puts 5 questions on them and doesn't give much partial credit for showing work, so if you don't know exactly how to do the problems you won't do well. He does not care about his students at all, and attendance is not mandatory.

He is a great guy, and is extremely smart; however, he is the absolute worst professor I have had in my life. No teaching is done in this class at all, he copies problems out of a book with no explanation as to why the math works. I have to teach myself the math out of a textbook, and that is the best I can do. Do not take him unless you have to.

He was really bad at explaining concepts and I ended up having to rely on going to tutoring and teaching myself. He's a very intelligent man, and I think part of the problem was that he's just too smart to be teaching a beginner calculus course.

Terrible Professor. Thinks he is above everyone else and is very degrading. I am not lying worst professor to take for math at Tulane, I asked a question in a lecture and he yelled and called me incompetent and stupid. Avoid

The only way I have been able to do well in this class is through my HS Calc background. Tipler does not teach at all; everyone without a calc background is completely lost. If you get him though, don't fret however, Calc is standardized, so all calc classes across the board have the same HW and Tests. I used to go sit in on other classes!

If you don't already know the material, watching Frank work through problems in class is completely unhelpful imo. Skip the lectures and either teach yourself or have a tutor at the success center teach you the material (you can go twice a week for free). Average on the final is 50-70% and he only curves final grades 5-10 points.

I've only had Tipler for 2 weeks, and he already sucks. A classmate asked a question, and Tipler got very mad and yelled at him for not attending the last lecture, even though he was there. Sucks at explaining, doesn't really bother tbh.

I've taken calc before and so I thought that I could ignore all the terrible reviews for this professor but boy was I wrong. Tipler does every thing the hard way and penalizes students heavily for skipping any steps. Tests are 5 short answer questions that are graded harshly so little room for mistakes. The other class has multiple choice tests.

Professor Tipler does not teach. He expects his students to teach themselves and then simply does problems in class. This method makes me question why I am enrolled in the course at all, as I am literally teaching myself how to complete the work. Professor Tipler is being paid to create tests, essentially, and it's absurd.

Lmao, Tipler is lowkey the worst. He does not know how to teach and overall not a good professor. I only did well because I had already taken calc III in high school. His exams are pretty easy and straightforward though and tbh calc III is pretty easy if you teach it yourself. If you want a class you wanna skip, take Tipler ;)

The single worst teacher I have ever had. "Teaches" by standing 6 inches away from the board and mumbling to himself while he writes stuff down. Then, does example problems that have nothing to do with what he just wrote down the same way, but does them incorrectly frequently. Literally only way you will pass is by teaching yourself.

AVOID AT ALL COSTS!!!!!

Doesn't know what's going on. His lectures were completely useless. He would do problems wrong in class all the time. It started with 150 students and I think 8 still go regularly because his lectures are just that pointless. More confusing than helpful, and im usually good at math. avoid taking calc with him at all costs.

attending his lectures became pointless and everyone stopped going by week 3. you can better teach yourself by using the textbook and khan academy. he jumps around so much and will leave a problem unfinished, start the next, realize the previous problem was done wrong, etc.

Just do not take this professor. Nice guy but hard to follow lectures with handwriting pretty difficult to read. Nobody shows up to his lectures and everyone ends up going to different lectures with different professors.

This guy basically can't teach. Attendance wasn't mandatory. I went anyways to review problems from the textbook. I stopped going to his class when I saw him struggle to add like terms and do high school algebra. I went to his class during finals week. Instead of doing review problems he talked about copernicus theory for an hour. It doesn't add up

I don't think I recommend anything less in life, than to NOT take a class with Tipler. Worst case if you have to and it is your only option, I recommend skipping his lectures and attending some other calculus teacher's lecture.

Tipler is terrible. Worst person ever to teach you calculus. If I hadn't taken calc in high school there's no doubt I would've failed. If you get him, watch Joyce's zoom lectures on your canvas page it'll save you. Tests are kinda hard but not terrible if you know the material. I didn't go to lectures after the first week because it's pointless.

Horrible horrible but same as basically every calc teacher here. Went to a couple of classes and just a waste of 50 mins. I am not even sure if anyone even goes to his classes anymore.

Same calc exams for all the professors, but take Joyce. Tipler is too smart and technical to teach calc. Joyce is easy to follow

Lectures are useless. Walked out of class more confused than when I walked in every time. Yells at students who ask valid clarifying questions. Lots of homework that don't prepare you for the tests, and recitation periods are equally as useless as the lectures. Horrible class all around and avoid if you can. Take professor Joyce he's great!!

Dude cant teach, reason no one goes to lecutres, hand writing is unreadable and berates student who ask questions.

Only went to one class. Tipler is awful, WATCH JOYCES LECTURES. Its honestly the cheat code, got an A in all my midterms and practice with old exams.